Project Updates for Attitude of Gratitude Project

Project Update -

clairegeruson — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:11:25 -0600

Week One
-The seventh graders at La Salle Academy (the school where I am working) voted on three service projects that they wanted to do to effect (affect?) change in their neighborhoods.
The pojects were: "A Peace mural to reflect our 'peaceful community'"
"A can, and clothing drive for a local soup kitchen and a teddybear drive for a local women and children's shelter." and
"A way to inform their communities, churches, and benefactors why their school is important to them"

Project Update -

clairegeruson — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:00:04 -0600

Thursday January 8, Today I recorded each of the kids' statements about what they were grateful for. I was really excited when one boy said the SAM program, that was really gratifying. I also had one girl say that she was grateful for the admissions counselors that came in and visited , offering the children scholarships.

Thursday January 15,

Project Update -

clairegeruson — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:24:28 -0600

Over the last 2 weeks, Thursday Jan. 29, and Thursday Jan. 21, my seventh graders have been working on posters. These posters are going to hang all over the school to announce the foodrive to the other homerooms. When I posed the question to the kids, "How will you get a bored third grader to pay attention to your project?", they agreed that a prize to the homeroom who collects the most cans. We decided on cupcakes for the kids.

Project Update -

clairegeruson — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:17:15 -0600

Feb 5th
Today we talked about St. Francis Inn, the soup Kitchen that the food drive proceeds will benefit. I explained all of the funtinos of the inn and got the children ready to hear our guest speakers next week. They all wrote down questions and were able to articulate fears that they had about homlessness. We were able to really combat "backyard ignorance"

February 12th

Project Update - 03/2/09

clairegeruson — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:44:43 -0600

Thursday februrary 26th

Project Update - 03/14/09

clairegeruson — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:23:53 -0600

Wednesday March 4th

Project Update - 03/14/09

clairegeruson — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:05:47 -0600

Thursday March 5th

Project Update - 03/14/09

clairegeruson — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:37:14 -0500

Monday March 9th
Today we had off from school so I took the day to make calls to tile places, home depot's and lowes to ask if we could use some of their broken tiles or the tiles that we could use for the mosaic. I struck gold on the twentieth or so call. A home Depot on roosevelt Blvd said they would call me next Sunday to donate tiles, and grout that I could use!

Thursday March 12th

Project Update -

clairegeruson — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:55:26 -0500

Friday March 13

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clairegeruson — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:05:26 -0500

Sunday March 15th
Today at our champions meeting Barb and Brie were so encouraging. They said that I could MC the final ceremony, and I asked if I could help out and work for them in the summer! They are also coming to talk to the class this Thursday!
Later, on the train ride home, I called Tony at Home Depot. He said that the box of tile was being collected and that the Home Depot was able to donate the Mastic and the Grout!